Ready Capital Corporation (RC) Key Metrics
RC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $182.1M
- Enterprise value
- $5.02B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 6.8
- Forward P/E
- 7.1
- PEG ratio
- 2.74
- Price / sales
- 5.9 10-yr median 3.4
- Price / book
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.0 10-yr median 35.3
- Dividend yield
- 3.63% $0.04 a year
- Beta
- 1.60
RC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsRC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
RC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
RC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
RC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
RC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
RC valuation history
RC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
RC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
RC cash returned to shareholders
RC price vs earnings per share
RC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $364.6M | $1.16B | $1.52B | $1.31B | $1.07B | $670.0M | $648.4M | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $5.98B | $7.05B | $8.62B | $10.82B | $9.23B | $4.65B | $4.51B | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 14.9 | 8.9 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.7 | 42.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | 46.1 | 3.6 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | — | 46.1 | 3.6 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 12.0 | 257.9 | 22.1 | 28.2 | 24.1 | 17.2 | 30.9 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 27.9 | 35.3 | 7.9 | 18.0 | 56.5 | 53.6 | 72.3 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 260.6 | 30.1 | — | 67.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −62.8% | −37.5% | 22.3% | 14.9% | 14.7% | 6.7% | 11.3% | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | −55.8% | −4.4% | 2.2% | 27.5% | −348.4% | 10.3% | −8.2% | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 31.1% | 17.7% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 10.4% | 8.5% | 9.8% | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 49.6% | 24.8% | 15.3% | 17.2% | 20.6% | 10.1% | 9.8% | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $2.18 | $6.82 | $10.25 | $11.14 | $15.63 | $12.45 | $15.42 | $13.83 | $15.15 | $13.45 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $2.99 | $0.16 | $2.62 | $3.27 | $5.58 | $5.02 | $3.47 | — | — | — |
| Earnings per share | −$1.37 | −$2.56 | $2.28 | $1.66 | $2.30 | $0.83 | $1.74 | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$1.22 | −$0.30 | $0.22 | $3.06 | −$0.50 | $1.28 | −$1.25 | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow per share | −$1.22 | −$0.30 | $0.22 | $3.06 | −$54.46 | $1.28 | −$1.27 | — | — | — |
| Cash per share | $1.48 | $0.84 | $1.00 | $2.40 | $3.34 | $2.58 | $1.62 | — | — | — |
| Book value per share | $9.28 | $10.78 | $17.15 | $16.20 | $18.65 | $15.15 | $19.63 | — | — | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $8.00 | $9.52 | $16.08 | $13.49 | $15.21 | $12.68 | $16.27 | — | — | — |
| Dividends per share | $0.68 | $1.21 | $1.45 | $1.60 | $1.63 | $1.06 | $1.51 | — | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.01 | $0.01 | $6.25 | $0.09 | $53.96 | $0.01 | $0.02 | — | — | — |
| Debt per share | $35.05 | $35.40 | $48.76 | $83.57 | $122.16 | $76.57 | $93.47 | — | — | — |
| Shares outstanding | 167.3M | 170.5M | 148.6M | 117.2M | 68.7M | 53.8M | 42.0M | — | — | — |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.9% | +14.7% | +26.8% | +70.7% | +27.6% | +28.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −13.5% | −19.9% | 15.3% | 12.2% | 15.1% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 8.3% | 14.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 1.3% | −3.7% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | −4.7% | −2.8% | −0.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −2.6% | −3.9% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | −3.0% | −4.4% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | −40.7% | −187.2% | 8.5% | 93.7% | −975.4% | 25.5% | −36.5% | 88.4% | 230.7% | 64.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | 0.10 | 1.85 | −0.22 | 1.54 | −0.72 | 2.37 | 8.14 | 0.30 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $5.86B | $6.04B | $7.24B | $9.79B | $8.39B | $4.12B | $3.93B | $2.31B | $1.78B | $1.22B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $247.6M | $143.8M | $148.3M | $281.7M | $229.5M | $139.0M | $67.9M | $54.4M | $63.4M | $379.6M |
| Net debt | $5.62B | $5.89B | $7.10B | $9.51B | $8.16B | $3.98B | $3.86B | $2.25B | $1.71B | $837.9M |
| Debt / equity | 3.78 | 3.28 | 2.84 | 5.16 | 6.55 | 5.05 | 4.76 | 4.23 | 3.31 | 2.37 |
| Debt / assets | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.47 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 26.19 | 29.50 | 6.48 | 15.83 | 49.97 | 45.87 | 61.88 | 40.08 | — | 156.42 |
| Current ratio | 1.04 | 0.07 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 17.15 | 0.94 | 4.89 |
| Quick ratio | 1.04 | 0.07 | 1.17 | 0.38 | 0.30 | −0.01 | 0.50 | 16.98 | 1.02 | 4.84 |
| Interest coverage | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.0 |
| Working capital | $7.7M | −$2.04B | −$72.2M | −$167.8M | −$418.6M | −$528.8M | −$300.5M | $1.40B | −$5.3M | $318.0M |
| Invested capital | $7.17B | $7.73B | $9.64B | $11.41B | $9.44B | $4.80B | $4.69B | $2.80B | $2.25B | $1.35B |
| Tangible asset value | $1.44B | $1.72B | $2.49B | $1.58B | $1.04B | $701.4M | $703.3M | $444.0M | $461.4M | $464.6M |
| Net current asset value | −$5.91B | −$8.06B | −$9.52B | −$9.43B | −$8.02B | −$4.50B | −$4.02B | −$983.2M | −$1.89B | −$1.65B |
| Graham number | — | — | $29.69 | $24.58 | $31.05 | $16.86 | $27.69 | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$34.67 | −$46.20 | −$64.70 | −$80.00 | −$116.47 | −$80.74 | −$96.58 | — | — | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $113.3M | $206.1M | $215.1M | $187.8M | $111.9M | $56.9M | $63.3M | $51.3M | $48.3M | $46.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $67.6M | $82.2M | $18.1M | $37.0M | $109.4M | $10.5M | $0 | $103,000 | $126,000 | $131,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 63.4% | 96.7% | 71.0% | 126.8% | 86.8% | 86.6% | 111.5% | 95.3% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | 705.2% | 62.6% | — | 97.8% | — | 36.7% | 13.7% | 58.2% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.5% | 5.1% | 238.3% | 2.9% | 966.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 52.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | — | 2,809.5% | 3.1% | — | 0.5% | — | 0.3% | 0.0% | 446.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.84 | 0.07 | 45.93 | 0.73 | — | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 11.65 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.2% | 29.7% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | — |
| R&D / revenue | — | 42.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 21.8% | 353.6% | 24.7% | 22.9% | 30.9% | 42.8% | 45.4% | 41.4% | 42.7% | 29.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 125.6 | 2,528.0 | 65.3 | 7.7 | 23.3 | 73.7 | 114.2 | 53.8 | 75.3 | 128.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | -39.3 | 277.0 | 273.9 | -167.6 | -444.4 | 46.3 | -7.9 | 33.8 |
| Days payables outstanding | 334.8 | 160.1 | 668.1 | 626.8 | 659.7 | 196.2 | 309.7 | 259.0 | 74.2 | 94.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -209.2 | 2,367.9 | -642.1 | -342.1 | -362.5 | -290.1 | -639.9 | -159.0 | -6.8 | 68.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 2.91 | 0.14 | 5.59 | 47.57 | 15.65 | 4.95 | 3.20 | 6.79 | 4.85 | 2.84 |
| Payables turnover | 1.09 | 2.28 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 1.86 | 1.18 | 1.41 | 4.92 | 3.87 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 1.32 | 1.33 | — | — | 7.89 | — | 10.79 |
| Asset turnover | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Average receivables | $171.9M | $189.5M | $69.8M | $8.1M | $24.5M | $54.6M | $45.7M | $23.3M | $31.5M | $44.0M |
| Average payables | $56.5M | $47.5M | $109.1M | $180.3M | $105.5M | $29.2M | $28.1M | $20.4M | $15.7M | $17.0M |
| Average inventory | — | — | −$6.4M | $79.7M | $43.8M | −$25.0M | −$40.4M | $3.6M | −$1.7M | $6.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
Computed from RC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 2, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
RC valuation and financial ratios
Ready Capital earned a return on equity of −13.5% and a return on invested capital of 1.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $5.9 billion of debt and $247.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $5.6 billion. It returned $180.9 million to shareholders: $113.3 million in dividends and $67.6 million in share buybacks.
See the RC income statement, the RC chart for price history, or the RC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
RC key metrics FAQ
What is Ready Capital's EV/EBITDA?
Ready Capital's enterprise value was 27.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $6.0 billion, EBITDA $214.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 16.0.
What is Ready Capital's return on equity?
Ready Capital's return on equity (ROE) was −13.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$228.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.7 billion.
What is Ready Capital's ROIC?
Ready Capital's return on invested capital was 1.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Ready Capital have?
Ready Capital had total debt of $5.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.78 and $5.6 billion of net debt (26.19 times EBITDA).
What is Ready Capital's dividend yield?
Ready Capital's forward dividend yield is 3.63%. Ready Capital paid $113.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.68 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Ready Capital buy back its shares?
Yes. Ready Capital spent $67.6 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.9% over the year, to 167.3M..
What is Ready Capital's free cash flow yield?
Ready Capital generated -$203.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −55.8% on its market value at year-end ($364.6 million).
What is Ready Capital's current ratio?
Ready Capital's current ratio was 1.04 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.04 times current liabilities.